The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Laura Mantia & Aysun Arslan crossed the line in 1:23:03: 375th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:36. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:16v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:22v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:43v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 5:58v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:59v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 6:14v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:59v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 5:56v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1013
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,013 women's teams who finished.